The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

After arriving at Hogwarts Castle, John did not go directly to Dumbledore, but entered the Potions Office.

At this time, Snape was refining a pot of potion.

When John came closer, he didn't react at all. He just continued to stir the liquid in the crucible.

However, when John placed the dozen photos on the workbench, Snape's eyes suddenly shrank.

"Wow—"

Snape reached out to grab the picture.

Due to the excessive movement, the semi-finished medicine liquid in the crucible was directly knocked over.

But Snape didn't care at all.

He held the photos tightly and looked through them one by one.

After a few seconds, he gritted his teeth and said:

"It's Moody! Where did you get this photo?"

John didn't reply, but instead took out his wand and began to use magic to clean up the messy potions and cauldrons on the ground.

Snape soon realized that he had asked a stupid question.

He already knew that John had control over Rita Skeeter, so this photo could only have been taken by Rita Skeeter.

But after making this judgment, Snape calmed down.

He sat back in his chair and thought.

It wasn't until John put away the liquid and the crucible that he asked solemnly:

"This is no small matter, John. Do you have any other evidence to prove that the dark figure in the photo is Moody?"

John frowned slightly and said:

"You can confirm it just by looking at the limping movements when walking, right?"

Snape shook his head and said:

"Not enough. The photos are too blurry. If Moody strongly denies it or comes up with an alibi, the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore may not believe these photos."

"It's really not clear when you look at this set of photos alone, but if you look at it in combination with other photos, it's real."

As John spoke, he pulled out a magic photo from the deformed lizard wallet.

This was secretly photographed by John when he was spying on Moody, and it happened to be Moody's walking posture.

After placing the two photos together, John took out his wand and tapped the photo lightly.

The characters in the two photos are directly floating in the air in a three-dimensional image.

After adjusting the playback speed, it can be clearly seen that the walking movements of Moody and the shadow man are almost exactly the same.

Snape took a deep breath and said with a ferocious expression:

"In that case, he has nothing to say! Let's go, John! Let's go find Dumbledore!"

John stopped Snape from grabbing the photo and said:

"Professor Snape, Rita Skeeter is still useful to me. Therefore, these photos cannot be taken by her."

Snape stared at John for a while, and instantly understood what John meant by not going to Dumbledore directly, but coming to him first.

"Hehehe-"

He smiled and said, "I took all these photos."

John was a little embarrassed and said:

"This is not good. After all, these photos have only been taken out now. If they are placed on your head, some reasons may not be clear."

"There's nothing inappropriate! As long as the photo is real!"

With a wave of his hand, Snape took out a small bottle of Veritaserum from a box and walked out of the office.

The corners of John's lips raised slightly and he followed suit.

The two went all the way to the eighth floor and gave the password to the principal's office.

However, the people in the principal's room at this moment were not Dumbledore, but Professor McGonagall, and - Moody!

"John, what's wrong with you?"

Professor McGonagall completely ignored Snape, rubbed her temples, and said a little tiredly.

John stared at Moody and said:

"Why is Professor Moody here?"

"The third project of the Triwizard Tournament is about to be put into construction." Professor McGonagall explained, "Before that, the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts must come up with a complete design plan as soon as possible.

Professor Moody is here to make security suggestions for the design of the third project. "

Moody smiled and answered:

"John, in order to ensure the safety of you warriors, my suggestion is to send some Aurors and professors into the site as part of the project during the project. In this way, even if there is an accident midway, the Aurors and professors will serve as the project's original Some of them can also come in time to provide support.

This is a way to circumvent the ancient contract.

Used it as early as the first project and the second project.

It's just that the people who played this role in the first project were dragon trainers, and the people in the second project were mermaids.

The strength of both parties is not enough.

So this time, it would be better to just let the professors and Aurors come on stage. "

John smiled and nodded:

“Are you also on the list of professors responsible for security in the third program?”

"We haven't discussed it yet." Moody said with the same smile, "But of course I can join if you need it."

Hearing this, John smiled even brighter.

However, his right hand is constantly moving, as if he is preparing to grab something.

Snape, who had always kept a dark face, asked directly:

"McGonagall, where is Dumbledore?"

"He went to London to discuss matters with the Minister about the third project."

Professor McGonagall was speaking and flipping through the documents on the desktop, looking very distressed and tired. "I am currently taking care of Hogwarts affairs for the time being. Professor Snape, what can I do for you?"

Snape didn't answer.

His eyes flickered back and forth between Professor McGonagall and Moody, as if he was weighing whether he and McGonagall could directly subdue Moody with their combat prowess.

And Moody seemed to be aware of Snape's malice towards him.

He sneered and said:

"Since there is something I can't listen to, I'll leave first."

After that, Moody nodded to Professor McGonagall and walked out the door.

Snape asked coldly:

"Moody, where are you going?"

"Professor McGonagall and I have almost discussed the security plan for the third project." Moody said calmly, "So I need to rush to London to report to Fudge and Dumbledore, and at the same time go to Pride. Luo's office selects some qualified Aurors."

"Oh -" Snape said, "This kind of thing is not urgent... So, Moody, you'd better not leave my sight now."

Moody narrowed his eyes and said:

"what do you mean?"

Snape glanced at Professor McGonagall again and seemed to have made a decision. He chuckled and threw the dozen photos in front of Professor McGonagall and said:

"You'll know just by looking at it."

It only took a cursory glance for Professor McGonagall to understand what Snape meant.

She stood up suddenly and looked at Moody with disbelief.

Moody, of course, saw what was in the photo.

He stared at Snape and said:

"This is slander!"

"I took the photo myself. You can think that I am slandering you." Snape pulled out his wand and said with a grin, "But now that the matter is over, you'd better explain what happened in the photo."

Professor McGonagall also frowned and said:

"Moody, you really can't leave here for the time being. But things like explanations and interrogations should wait until Dumbledore comes back."

"No need to bother," Snape said, "I brought Veritaserum, and I know how to do [Legilimency]. It's very simple."

As he spoke, Snape walked towards Moody step by step with a grin.

"You - want to harm me!"

Moody suddenly roared and drew his wand.

John had been staring at Moody, so he was not slow in his movements. He pulled out his wand almost instantly and pointed it at Moody.

"He's sick! Snape, stay back!" Professor McGonagall lowered the tip of her staff in a vigilant posture, "Moody, Alastor Moody, you are an Auror hero! Calm down, Hogwart Ci is safe, no one will want to harm you!"

"No! You are lying to me!"

Moody roared like crazy, "This is a trap! It was a trap for me from the beginning! You tricked me into coming to Hogwarts just to send me to Azkaban and let those damn The Death Eaters can take revenge on me with their own hands!

I will not let you succeed! "

After saying this, a bright red light burst out from the tip of Moody's staff.